champion light

Chapter 1032 Turning Point
John Mortensen kept saying in the slow-motion replay that it was not a foul and that it should never have been given a red card.

He thinks this is Busquets' diving, and the referee should give Busquets a yellow card.

But he said it was useless, because the referee did not listen to his decisions, nor would he refer to the slow-motion replay of the live TV broadcast.

John Mortensen severely reprimanded Busquets' behavior: "He is a very smart player, very talented, and has a great future. But the scene he performed in the game today will become a stain on his career forever! When people mention him in the future, they will not forget his outstanding performance today!"

Alan Hansen also despises Busquets' approach: "When we played football, how could there be such a thing? Now the players are getting more and more sissy...I thought of last year's Champions League semi-final, Barcelona's away game against Chelsea...Why does Barcelona's game focus on a lot of controversies related to penalties?"

In front of the TV, those Manchester City fans who couldn't go to the scene to cheer at this time also waved their fists and kept shouting loudly at the TV screen.

All kinds of nasty swear words.

If Busquets suddenly crosses from the field to the bar where Manchester City fans gather at this time, it is estimated that he will be torn to pieces by these angry Manchester City fans...

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But it doesn't matter whether it is condemned by the commentator or scolded by Manchester City fans.

It can't change the final penalty, and Sneijder is still off.

Now John Mortensen is starting to worry about Manchester City's future again.

"...Before this, I thought that Manchester City had the upper hand, and Barcelona was a little anxious. But now, after losing one person and suffering a misjudgment, I am worried about Manchester City. I don't know if Manchester City's players will be affected by this penalty. I can only hope that they will try not to be affected by the referee's penalty...Try to..."

"It's hard not to be affected." Alan Hansen poured cold water on it. "This penalty not only made Manchester City lose one person on the pitch, but also affected Manchester City's fighting spirit. Next, either the Manchester City players were impetuous and fouled frequently, giving Barcelona more opportunities to show their acting skills, or Manchester City and your players were depressed and absent-minded... Either way, it was not good. Fortunately, we led by two goals in the first round. Just lose the second goal. In this way, the total score is 3:2 and we can still win..."

"But there is still nearly an hour in the game. During this time, Barcelona, ​​who are playing at home, will definitely try their best to score goals... Besides, they still have home court advantage..." John Mortensen said in a rather cryptic way, not directly saying that Barcelona is still under the care of the referee.

But Alan Hansen didn't care so much, he said: "Yes, the situation is very serious. Manchester City players not only have to fight against Barcelona, ​​but also beware of the referee..."

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After the game restarted, the worries of the two commentators became a reality, and Manchester City's players were obviously affected by the penalty.

Many players were not in the state at all in the subsequent games, some were upset, and some were absent-minded.

In the previous conflict, in addition to Sneijder being sent off by Manchester City, Gareth Barry and Leighton Barnes also received a yellow card respectively.

They are all defensive players, and getting a yellow card is very detrimental to them, which will directly affect their defensive performance in the next game.

Because this will make them timid in defense and timid in their actions.When they face a player like Messi, it is very dangerous not to dare to do their best in defense.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half, otherwise Barcelona could really take advantage of this opportunity to score a goal.

There were as many as five minutes of stoppage time in the first half because of that clash.

Manchester City did shrink and defend until the end of the first half, as Alan Hansen said.

In the first half, neither side scored a goal, but there was a red card and four yellow cards, including three for Manchester City and one for Barcelona. In addition to the two yellow cards received in the conflict, Manchester City also received a yellow card in defense.

Although they didn't score, the Barcelona players didn't seem to be in a hurry. When they left the field, they had relaxed expressions on their faces and were full of confidence for the second half.

Yes, they have reason to be so relaxed, playing at home, with one more number, and a full 45 minutes in the second half, allowing them to recover the gap between the two goals.

Now it seems that eliminating Manchester City is no longer an unrealizable pipe dream.

The odds are in their favor!
On the other hand, for Manchester City, the expressions of the players when they left the field were all wrong.

Some people walked quickly with their heads down and frustrated, while others were trying to argue with the referee about the penalty, feeling a little agitated.

If Rong Guang hadn't come up to pull them away, I'm afraid he would have received another yellow card.

After Rong Guang pulled the emotional teammates away, he didn't discuss the penalty with the referee.

He is very sure of one thing now, this is Barcelona's home court, so it is useless for you to say more to the referee.

They will not change the penalties that have been made. It is meaningless to compete with the referee. Manchester City's opponent is Barcelona, ​​not the referee.

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Back in the locker room, the Manchester City players were still upset about the penalty in the first half. They dragged their teammates to discuss with each other, and the discussion was in full swing.

Someone else went to comfort Sneijder.

If Manchester City loses and is eliminated, it will definitely be a huge blow to Sneijder.

However, Sneijder seems to have calmed down, facing the comfort of his teammates, he responded appropriately.

Then he looked at Rong Guang.

"You can keep your word, right?"

he asks.

Rong Guang nodded: "Of course. Remember what I said about being an Avenger?"

Ned laughed when he heard that.Rongguang's argument for letting him come to Manchester City was to let him come to Manchester City to be an avenger and avenge Real Madrid.

Unexpectedly, just after coming to Manchester City for the first season, he succeeded in revenge.

So Rong Guang must be able to keep his word.

That's nothing to worry about.

Just when everyone was discussing very enthusiastically, the team's head coach Benitez was the last to come in.

Benitez was also angry about the penalty in the first half, but as the head coach, he still maintained a certain degree of calmness.

After coming in, he closed the door and slapped his hands hard.

Everyone stopped discussing and turned to look at him.

"Forget about those things in the first half, let's calm down. You know, we are leading by two goals in the total score. As long as we don't get confused, we can still eliminate them. In the second half, we have to adjust our tactics, but not much. Most of the time we have to defend, yes, we have to counter-defense. Even Rong..." Benitez looked at Rongguang. "Rong, you also have to come back and participate in the defense, because we lost one person in the defense, so you have to come back."

Rong Guang nodded and accepted the head coach's arrangement.

"Very well, the most important thing in the second half is not skills and tactics, the most important thing is psychology. I don't think fewer people is necessarily a disadvantage. There is no law in football matches that says that a team with one more player can definitely beat a team with one less player. Even if the winning rate is 90.00%, there is still one percent, and we are that one percent."

When Benitez said these words, he was actually looking at the glory.

He knows very well that the 45 minutes in the second half are very dangerous for the team when there is one less player and Barcelona is still playing an away game.Whether Manchester City can really eliminate Barcelona and keep the lead in the total score, one person is very important.

This person is the person he is looking at now.

No matter the time, this person is always the most trustworthy person.

Benitez asked Rongguang to return to defense, but he also had more expectations for Rongguang in his heart.

But he didn't need to say too much, he knew that Rong Guang knew what to do.

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In the Barcelona locker room, everyone had a tacit understanding that no one mentioned the conflict in the first half, as if it never happened at all.

Guardiola reminded the players in the locker room not to be too optimistic, and not to think that one more person will definitely win.

"We have to hurry up, 45 minutes, we have only 45 minutes left. Two goals in 45 minutes, it is difficult to say, easy to say. If we can score a goal at the beginning of the second half, then the second goal will come easily and quickly. If we are still 705-0 in No. 0 minutes, then our opponents, they will be more confident in defense... They have one less man than us, so they will definitely shrink in the second half. But I believe you, I believe you have broken them The ability to defend..."

Yes, Barcelona are not afraid of teams that shrink their defense.What they are afraid of is the high pressing.

If Manchester City gives Barcelona too much space, even if they squeeze everyone into the 30-meter area, they still can't stop Barcelona.Because Barcelona has a world-class passing master Xavi, and a Messi who is very good at breaking through and has super personal ability, and there is also an Iniesta who can pass like Harvey and break through like Messi, although both abilities are slightly inferior.

The offensive ability of such a team is very strong, and Guardiola is very confident in the team he has trained.

Unless Manchester City can fill every square meter in the 30-meter area with people, but that is obviously impossible.

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Before the start of the second half, the two sides re-entered the field from the channel.

In this process, players from the two teams will inevitably meet.

Although Benitez tried his best to calm everyone down, how could he calm down so easily?
Especially after seeing Busquets.

Gareth Barry couldn't help but want to go to Busquets again.

But when he just missed his team, Barcelona players staring at him immediately stood in front of him.

Seeing their own Barcelona players doing this, the Manchester City players were afraid that Barry would be bullied, so they quickly stood up and kicked Barry to support the situation.

This is like a chain reaction, and soon half the team is about to be dragged into it.

The staff in the channel had to also participate in isolating the two teams... At this time, it can be seen how wise Real Madrid's home Bernabeu was when designing the channel-the player channel of the Bernabeu Stadium is separated by a wall in the middle.

In this way, players from both sides will not be in direct contact, and some troublesome things will be avoided.

In the end, with the help of sensible players and staff from both teams, physical conflicts did not occur, but verbal provocations were indispensable.

Manchester City pointed at Busquets and scolded "liar" and "clown", while Barcelona players scolded Manchester City players and asked them to shut up.

As a fan of Rongguang, Iniesta has a good relationship with Rongguang, so he stood up to be a peacemaker. As the captain of the team, Rongguang naturally had to keep everyone calm.

After much difficulty, the conflict subsided before walking out of the passage.

Iniesta and Rong Guang walked onto the pitch side by side. The two were still communicating with each other, but they both covered their mouths with their hands.This is to prevent the cameras from capturing, otherwise the TV station can ask lip reading experts to interpret what they said and restore every word they said.

There are some words that players don't want the media to know, nor do they want ordinary fans to hear.

"I understand your feelings, Rong. But this is a game, and I hope you can understand..." Actually, Iniesta really didn't know how to say it.He is very clear that Busquets is indeed acting, exaggerating the reaction after physical contact.However, Barcelona is under a lot of pressure now and must advance to the semi-finals, so Busquets did this for the team. As the team's third captain, it is really difficult to say anything.

Rong Guang nodded generously: "I know. This is a competition."

Iniesta was relieved to see that Rong Guang was so eloquent.

But then he heard "but".

"So Andre, I won't be merciful in this game. When Sneijder was off the field, I gave him a promise, and I guaranteed that the team would advance to the semi-finals. So I'm sorry, and I hope you understand." Rong Guang said.

Iniesta turned her head to look at Rong Guang, but was speechless.

(End of this chapter)